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“We neither think nor reason. Rather, we work on fragile materials – texts, inscriptions, traces, or paints – with other people. These materials are associated or dissociated by courage and effort; they have no meaning, value, or coherence outside the narrow network that holds them together for a time. Certainly we can extend this network by recruiting other actors, and we can also strenghten it by enrolling more durable materials. However, we cannot abandon it even in our sleep.”